Westbrook was never one of my favorite players during most of his prime, but seeing how Westbrook has handled his last few years helped me gain a lot of respect for him.
Sure he never was the lead guy on a championship team, but his competitiveness is amazing. He played his best through all the Lakers drama. Westbrook also put up 37 in a playoff game in the most recent playoffs. I’m quite a huge fan of this late-career Westbrook.
Kobe - when I first started following the NBA as a kid, Kobe was the player I liked to root against. Near the end of his career I had nothing but love for him.
Westbrook/KD- I used to say “KD is better, but Westbrook is what makes the Thunder a contender because KD can only react and WB generates”
LeBron - “he is just an athlete - in a few years he will be washed. He will never be at the Tim Duncan level”
Booker - “he’s just a big numbers on a bad team guy”